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Apple does not pull-the-plug on Google Mobile App for iPhone

November 18th, 2008

Google has just announced the released their Mobile App for iPhone and is now available on the Apple App Store. This is after a weekend of conjecture and rumor mongering by many web sites that Apple had pulled-the-plug on the application.

Google Mobile App for iPhone allows you to do a Google web search by using your voice only. More detailed information is available at the Google Mobile Blog and also view the videos below.

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Will USB 3.0 Finally Kill Off Firewire?

November 16th, 2008

With USB 3.0 delivering ten times the data transfer rates of USB 2.0 and Apple a major proponent of Firewire apparently stepping away from the technology, are we seeing the slow death of Fireware?

USB 3.0 to Deliver a Tenfold Speed Increase
Tighten your seat belts. Data transfer is going into overdrive as the ubiquitous Universal Serial Bus, better known as USB, prepares to make a tenfold jump in speed.

That means the vast sea of USB devices — from HD camcorders to hard drives and music players — will be able to transfer music, video, photos and other data much, much more quickly.

The new standard, the first update to the USB specification in eight years, will also deliver greater power efficiency and the ability to recharge a wider variety of gadgets — and it will most likely mean the death of the competing standard known as FireWire.

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Twenty Must-Have iPhone Apps

November 15th, 2008

Today must be “list day with twenty items” because this is the 2nd time I have stumbled across a comprehensive list of 20 items. First time today was a list of 20 online image editors, and now here is a very useful list of 20 Essential iPhone Apps.

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